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Quasipaa boulengeri (Boulenger's Paa frog)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Quasipaa boulengeri is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is known under many common names, including Boulenger's spiny frog, spiny-bellied frog, and Boulenger's paa frog. It is found in southern and southwestern China and northern Vietnam. It is a very common species that has declined. It is collected for human consumption, and it is also threatened by habitat loss. Its natural habitats are hill streams and ponds.
View Wikipedia Record: Quasipaa boulengeri

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Quasipaa boulengeri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
64
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 15.5
EDGE Score: 4.88
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  261 grams
Female Maturity [1]  2 years
Male Maturity [1]  2 years
Litter Size [1]  218
Litters / Year [1]  3
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  5 inches (13.4 cm)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Daweishan Nature Reserve V 122415 Yunnan, China  
Fanjingshan Nature Reserve V 86145 Guizhou, China  
Maolan Biosphere Reserve V 79467 Guizhou, China  
Wolong Nature Reserve V 826140 Sichuan, China  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mountains of Southwest China China, Myanmar No

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Gorgoderina zigzagorchis[2]
Haematoloechus tientsinensis <Unverified Name>[2]
Halipegus occidualis[2]
Paragonimus skrjabini[2]
Pseudoprosotocus ranarum <Unverified Name>[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0